Teachers to be offered 28 per cent pay rise in bid to avoid more strikes
Victorian teachers are set to receive a proposed 28 percent pay rise over four years in an effort to prevent upcoming strikes. This offer is an improvement from the previous 17 percent proposal but still falls short of the 35 percent sought by the Australian Education Union. The situation is further complicated by the Australian Principals Federation's plans to join the industrial action due to stalled negotiations.
- ▪The state government is preparing to offer a 28 percent pay rise to 52,000 teachers over four years.
- ▪This new offer is an increase from the previously proposed 17 percent but less than the 35 percent requested by the union.
- ▪About 35,000 teachers participated in a strike in March to demand better wages and conditions.
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